The power seat adjustments in a Lincoln Town Car. The Lincoln Town Car is a Full-size, Rear-wheel drive luxury sedan sold by Ford's upscale Lincoln brand Here the seat controls are located on the door panels, next to the memory seat controls. Above the seat settings are the memory control settings which also set the mirrors and pedals.

Main article: Car seat

A power seat in an automobile is a front seat which can be adjusted by using a switch or joystick and a set of small electric motors. Car seat is a Seat used in Cars Most car seats are made from cheap but durable materials made to withstand as much beating as possible A switch is a mechanical device used to connect and disconnect an electric Circuit at will A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling An electric motor uses Electrical energy to produce Mechanical energy. Most cars with this feature have controls for the driver's seat only, though almost all luxury cars also have power controls for the front passenger seat.

In the Saab 9-5, the seat controls have memory settings for three different drivers, including storage of side-view mirror settings. The Saab 9-5 is an Executive car produced by the Swedish automobile maker Saab.

In addition to fore and aft adjustments, power seats can be raised or lowered and tilted to suit the comfort of the driver and/or passenger. Many power seats allow occupants to adjust the seat lumbar or seatback recline, all at the push of a button or flick of a switch.

Some cars also have memory adjustments, which can recall (usually) two different adjustments of the seat by pressing a button, along with settings and adjustment for such conveniences as rearview mirrors and the car's stereo system. In Psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store retain and subsequently retrieve information Adjustment (from late Latin ad-juxtare, derived from juxta, near but early confounded with a supposed Derivation from Justus, right A mirror is an object with a surface that has good Specular reflection; that is it is smooth enough to form an Image. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical

Cars which do not have this feature have a lever or bar to provide fore and aft adjustments only. For the acronym see AFT. Aft, in naval Terminology, is an Adjective or Adverb meaning 'towards Adjustment (from late Latin ad-juxtare, derived from juxta, near but early confounded with a supposed Derivation from Justus, right

Power seats began appearing in automobiles in the late 1940s. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Most early seats were fore-aft only, which saved little work. A six-way power seat appeared in the late 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Most power seats in newer cars are either six- or eight-way.

See also

• power door locks
• power windows
• power mirrors

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• Active comfort seat. Power door locks (also known as electric door locks or central locking) allow the driver or front passenger to simultaneously lock or unlock all the doors of an Automobile Power windows or electric windows are Automobile Windows which can be raised and lowered by depressing a button or Switch, as opposed